Grass fire torches abandoned mobile home in Antioch; forward progress stopped - CBS San Francisco

2022-07-01 09:42:42 By : Mr. Kidd Liang

June 29, 2022 / 4:11 PM / CBS San Francisco

ANTIOCH -- A grass fire in Antioch burned an abandoned mobile home and threatened a business park Wednesday afternoon before firefighters stopped its progress.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) said in a tweet at 2:35 p.m. the multiple-alarm fire was burning in the vicinity of Vineyard Drive and E. 18th Street in the northeast portion of the city. 

The fire torched the former office of a shuttered driving range at 2801 E. 18th St.

Crews were able to protect multiple nearby ambulances at American Medical Response ambulance firm located at the nearby Vineyard Business Park. 

At 3:28 p.m., Con Fire reported that forward progress was stopped and extensive mop-up was underway. 

The cause of the fire was under investigation, Con Fire said.  

First published on June 29, 2022 / 2:53 PM

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